Automobile curtain



May 19, 1925,

H. T. THOMAS AUTOMOBILE cURTAN I -Filed April 5. 1925 INVENTOR.

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Patented May l 1 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES HORACE T. THOMAS, 0F LANSING, MICHIGAN.

.AUTOMOBILE CURTAIN.

Application filed April 5, 1923.

To all whom it may conce/m.'

Be it known that I, HORACE T. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansing, county of Ingham, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Automobile Curtains, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable Others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciicat-ion.

My invention relates to curtains for automobiles and the method of constructing the same.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of an automobile showing the curtains adjusted thereto embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail section to an enlarged scale on the line IIII, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section to an enlarged scale and partly broken away, on the line III-IIL Fig. 1.

Fig. t is a detail section Of the upper edge of the curtain as it is constructed preparatory to assembling the parts, forming the attaching means therefor.

Fig. 5 is a section of the strengthening piece for the upper edge of the curtain.

Fig. 6 is a section of the upper edge of the curtain as assembled and ready for adjustment to place.

Fig. 7 is a detail elevation partly broken away illustrating the construction of the parts and the method of adjusting the curtain in position.

a is the body of the automobile and a2 the top thereof. t3 indicates the side rail of the top at one edge thereof. b is a curtain. c is a strip of suitable material having one edge looped and sewed as indicated at c2 and having a cord c3 enclosed in said loop, the loop and cord forming a welt for the lower edge of the strip 0. Said strip is secured to the inner surface of the rail a3, the welt at the lower edge thereof being located just below the inner edge of said rail as shown in Fig. 2.

The curtain b is turned over at its upper edge to form an elongated loop in cross- Selial No. 629,957.

section b2 (Fig. 4) and is preferably folded and is secured as indicated at b3;

d is a metal strengthening strip formed into a circular shape having a portion less than a semicircle broken away at its top in cross-section, as indicated in Fig. 5, so as toform a trough-like construction. The

strip d is turned over at its edges at d2 d2. 6o

nection between the curtain and the strip c. 7o

The curtain may be slid along the welt a-s indicated in Fig. 7 to the position required. Y

e is a door. e2 is a curtainl carried by a frame above said door. The curtain e2 when 75 the door e is closed engages against the welt c3 forcing the same slightly inward and forming a tight joint as indicated in Fig. 3.

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a vehicle top having a side rail, a strip of flexible sheet material having a welt along one of its edges, said strip being secured to said rail so as to position said welt along the lower edge thereof, and a curtain having a trough-like construction at its top adapted to engage over said welt, and slide along the same for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a vehicle top having a side rail, a strip of flexible sheet-material having a welt along one of its edges, said strip being secured to said rail so as to pO- sition said welt along the lower edge thereof, and a curtain having a trough-like construction at its top adapted to engage over said welt and slide along the same for the purpose described, said construction consisting of a strip of rigid material extending along the curtain top.

3. The combination with an automobile top, of a flexible valance depending from the edge of said top and having a welt along its lower edge, a curtain adapted to engage and slide along said welt, a door, a curtain carried above said door, the last named a trough-like strip of rigid material at its curtain being adapted to engage against upper edge, the material of said curtain said Welt to form a tight joint. coyerng said strip, said strip so covered 10 4. The combination with an auton'iobile belng adapted to engage said Welt.

top, of a flexible valance depending from "111. QSHHOIIIY WheTeOf, I Slgn thlS Spelalong it. lower edge, and a curtainihaving HORACE'TTHOM'AS. 

